Good Expert Reviews

Good User Reviews

The average user rating of this PC display is 83% based on 140 user reviews.

Good Size

Several people wrote in their reviews that this PC monitor was a good height. Andy scored this PC monitor 80 out of 100 and he said on Amazon “No cellophane-sweet-wrapper crackles when adjusting the angle/tilt/height” in his Asus PB298 review. Two years ago H.s.a. gave the product a very good review score and said in their review of this PC monitor “I'm hugely against 27 inch monitors.I think the 1080p height is the perfect size”. Midnightz wrote in their Asus PB298 review this year “Even though it's 1080p I find the vertical height sufficient with docs” and gave it a very good review score.

One person who purchased the Asus PB298 wrote that it was a good depth. In November last year Ochso said on Amazon “Colour depth is perfect -” in their review. One person said in their reviews that the Asus PB298 was a good width.

One Asus PB298 reviewer who reviewed the Asus PB298 considered that it was thin. Last year Emteq wrote “Out the box, my 1st impression was it was too wide and thin, having been used to a 1920x1080 panel which was about 5cm deeper” in their review.

One Asus PB298 owner concluded that the product was a good size. Amazon Customer mentioned in their Asus PB298 review “The unit itself seemed lovely - was a good size and the finish was good” however despite that they rated the product 40 out of 100.

One customer who reviewed it thought it was heavy and bulky. Andy mentioned in his Asus PB298 review last year “This 28" monitor arrived in a strong box not as bulky as the 27" Samsungs” and gave it a rating of 4 stars.

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Easy to Use

Several Asus PB298 owners thought the product was easy to use. In November last year Amazon Customer mentioned “Only problem is it has no built in volume control, no problem for pc”. Andrew Padley said on Amazon “The display itself is excellent and had I the computer to use it properly, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend”. Emteq wrote on Amazon last year “I'm using the PB298Q with AMD FirePro V3900, just plugged in using DisplayPort, rebooted the Windows 7 PC and the display was set-up to use the full resolution automatically” and rated the product 80 out of 100.

Five Asus PB298 reviewers who purchased it concluded that it was easy to use the menus. Beendare said on Amazon “I also like the Splendid color settings for viewing different material”. J. Ritmeijer wrote on Amazon “Then there is the menu system / button positioning, what were they thinking”. Pig_thomas rated it 5 stars and said in their Asus PB298 review on Amazon two years ago “In the settings make sure DP1.2 at 60hz is on”.

A number of Asus PB298 owners reckoned that it was comfortable and easy to hold. Andy wrote in his review of the Asus PB298 last year “Pdfs is still comfortable owing to the quick response of this monitor although I doubt it is a genuine 1ms” and gave it a rating of 80 out of 100. In November last year Jay Em said “This one sat within my comfortable price brackets and now that I've got it I can honestly say that it's worth the money, especially as it came with those cables” in his review of this PC monitor and scored it very highly.

Two people said that it was easy to assemble. A few weeks ago Alexander Robins gave this PC monitor a score of 5 stars and he mentioned in his review of this PC monitor “It is really easy to assemble, 5 screws to tighten (four are loose”. Jay Em wrote on Amazon “It was really easy to put together and feels solidly positioned on my desk” and gave it a score of 5 stars.

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Robust

Some people who reviewed the product concluded that it was well made. Last year Amazon Customer wrote in their Asus PB298 review “The bracket is very solid”. Craig Clark said “It makes everything look better! The stand is solid and the height adjustment is very useful”. Geoff Barnett said this month “Only gripe is the built in speakers are very quiet when taking audio over HDMI” in their review of the Asus PB298 and gave the product a score of 80 out of 100.

A few people who reviewed the product reckoned that it was strong and durable. Amirul Islam Hasan Mirza scored this PC monitor very highly and wrote on Amazon “It was tough to select a good 29 inch ips monitor” in their review. Andy said in his review of this PC monitor last year “Once the stand connected (don't overtighten by hand, use a driver for final tightening) the monitor feels sturdy enough”. Midnightz wrote in their review on Amazon in November this year “The stand is very sturdy and allows for easy height, swivel”.

One Asus PB298 reviewer who purchased this PC monitor concluded that it was reliable. Andrew Wilkinson mentioned “Wow the games come to life on this screen, I thought I was imaging it, So I compared against my old trusty 1080p screen, like night”.

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Nice Design

Sixteen customers who bought it considered that it was good looking. Amazon Customer rated the product 5 stars and said in their review of this PC monitor “It is a truly beautiful bit of kit”. In November this year Andrew said on Amazon “4k is beautiful” in his review of this PC monitor and rated this PC monitor 5 stars. Andy said on Amazon “Photos are beautiful to look at even the old jpegs of my 10 year-old camera”.

A number of Asus PB298 reviewers wrote in their reviews that it was smooth. Andy said “Just a silent smooth movement with good friction in all axes” . Andy also said “A paradox because our eyes are supposed to smooth out frame rates in the dark (hence hollywood film shot at 24-25Hz”. Emteq mentioned “Fall stand/tilt is very smooth”.

A number of people who reviewed it said that it was a good design. Hawkersyddeley wrote in their review of this PC monitor on Amazon “The screen is WELL MADE and SOBER in DESIGN” and gave it a score of 5 stars. Mr Rowan Lonsdale said in his review of the Asus PB298 “Only gripe is the design of the cable management” and rated it 80 out of 100.

One person who bought the Asus PB298 thought it was neat. Two years ago Jason Morley mentioned on Amazon “Comes with some neat features (Not needed Picture-in-Picture”. One customer who reviewed the Asus PB298 concluded that it was ergonomic. Arron Walker mentioned on Amazon “Solid build and great ergonomics”.

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Good Product Quality

Several Asus PB298 reviewers mentioned in their reviews that it was good quality. Amazon Customer wrote on Amazon “Screen quality is amazing” in their review of the Asus PB298. Andy said on Amazon “The plastic feels solid and of good quality” and gave this PC monitor a score of 4 stars. Dado Fripley said in November last year “Great quality and wide!” and gave the product a score of 5 stars.

Good Picture Quality

Several people agreed that it had good colour saturation. Amazon Customer wrote two years ago “I'm afraid that the purpose of the monitor was for my software development, so text and colours need to be bang on” in their review of the Asus PB298 although they gave the product a rating of 40 out of 100. Andy scored the product 4 stars and he said in November last year “10-bit colours are amazingly natural and needed very little adjustment”. Hawkersyddeley mentioned two years ago “DEFINITION, FINESSE of characters, precision of colours are superb, sublime”.

Some people who purchased the Asus PB298 thought it had good picture quality. Dr T. S. Hall wrote in their review of this PC monitor on Amazon “Picture quality is great” and scored the product 5 stars. Eyeglass wrote “You do need a very good graphics card though” in their review of this PC monitor but in spite of that they gave the product a rating of 3 stars. Hawkersyddeley mentioned “ANGLE OF VISION is FINE, if not somewhat sensitive/narrow for precision touching up work”.

One customer concluded that it had clear images. Michael he said a few weeks ago “Colour depth and image clarity is the best iv come across with this style of monitor”.

One person who reviewed this PC monitor wrote that it had a good refresh rate. Eyeglass said in their review of the Asus PB298 on Amazon “My understanding is it is used in a clever way to allow such a high resolution and refresh rate”.

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Good Brand

We calculated the average ratings for all Asus PC screens and also specifically for Asus medium monitors and found that in both cases Asus had good ratings compared to other brands.

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Acceptable Noise Level

Two Asus PB298 reviewers thought it was quiet.

Good Technical Features

A few people thought it had good features. Last year Mr D G Taylor said “It`s a shame as otherwise this is a great picture with some good features like Vivid Pixel, so I may have just got unlucky” in his review of the Asus PB298 but he gave it a score of 3 stars.

Good Support

Two customers who purchased this PC monitor thought it had good technical guidance. Hawkersyddeley said on Amazon two years ago “I have added the Zoom (+/-) in the toolbar, to help facilitate viewing certain websites at the click of a button” in their review of the Asus PB298 and scored the Asus PB298 very highly. James Pullen mentioned a few weeks ago “Being able to side-by-side documents is a massive help and I can see the benefits for gaming too now” and gave this PC monitor a score of 80 out of 100.

Good Connectivity

One customer who purchased the product thought it was good in terms of HDMI connections. Gary Robertson rated the Asus PB298 4 stars and he wrote in his review last year “Comes with both HDMI and DP1.2 cables Massive Resolution Games look gorgeous (after a little tweaking) Cons”.

LED Display Type

This flatpanel monitor has an LED display type, which is the most commonly found display type on comparable spec PC monitors that are a similar age to it.

We think you might also be interested in some of the alternative flatpanel monitors that have an LED Display currently available including the Viewsonic VP2770[plb_1427446_price] which has better reviews; or the AOC U2868[plb_2276998_price] which is cheaper.

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Has a Built-In Speaker

The Asus PB298 has a built-in speaker, which is unusual. Most of the other flatpanel monitors of a comparable age and spec to the PB298 do not have a built-in speaker.

We compared all the other LCD screens with a built-in speaker to this PC monitor and we think the AOC G2770[plb_2305284_price], the Asus PB278Q [plb_1443239_price], and the Eizo Foris FS2434[plb_2367743_price] which has better reviews is also worth considering.

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Fairly Wide Horizontal Viewing Angle

With a horizontal viewing angle of 178 degrees, the Asus PB298 has one of the wider horizontal viewing angles amongst PC monitors of this age. The horizontal viewing angles of flatpanel monitors of a comparable age and type to the PB298 range from 60° to 180°.

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Very Wide Vertical Viewing Angle

The narrowest vertical viewing angle of PC screens of this type and age is 50°, the widest is 180°, and the average vertical viewing angle is 170°. When compared to other medium monitors that came out around the same time as the PB298 that we have checked, the vertical viewing angle of the Asus PB298 of 178 degrees is one of the widest.

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Fairly High Maximum Height Adjustment

Across all the LCD screens of a similar age and spec to the PB298 the maximum height adjustments range from 13mm to 850mm. At 150 millimeters, the Asus PB298 has a fairly high maximum height adjustment compared to most of the other medium monitors that have been on the market for a comparable time to the PB298.

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Quite Big Display Diagonal

With a display diagonal of 73.03 centimeters, the Asus PB298 has one of the bigger screen sizes amongst PC monitors of this age. The average display diagonal of medium monitors that are a similar age to the PB298 is 66cm.

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Quite Bright Display Brightness

The average display brightness of medium monitors that have been available for around the same time as the PB298 is 290 cd/m², and the display brightness range from 30 cd/m² to 1,700 cd/m². With a display brightness of 300 candellas per square meter, the Asus PB298 has a quite bright display brightness compared to most of the other flatpanel monitors of a comparable type and age to the PB298.

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2560 X 1080 Graphics Resolution

The highest resolution of the Asus PB298 is 2560 x 1080. That's 33% more resolution than a 1920 x 1080 (HD 1080) LCD screen, which is the most common resolution. Medium monitors that have been on the market for around the same time as the PB298 graphics resolutions range from 640 x 350 to 3840 x 2160.

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Quite Fast Response Time

The fastest response time of LCD screens of this spec and age is 1ms, the slowest is 40ms, and the average response time is 6.1ms. The Asus PB298 has a fairly fast response time (only 5 milliseconds) compared to most of the other PC screens that were released more than two years ago.

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7 Reasons Against

Not 3D Compatible

Like most of the other PC monitors of this age and type, the Asus PB298 is not 3D compatible.

If you would prefer a PC screen that is 3D compatible then you might also want to look at the BL2710[pl_1729060_price], or the XL2720[pl_1548412_price] both from Benq or the Acer XB280HK[plb_2431334_price].

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Does Not Have a Built-In Camera

The Asus PB298 does not have a built-in camera, although this is within the context that most of the other LCD screens of this age and spec also do not have a built-in camera.

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Does Not Have an Integrated Card Reader

The Asus PB298 does not have an integrated card reader, although keep in mind that most of the other medium monitors that have been available for more than two years also do not have an integrated card reader.

We compared this flatpanel monitor to all the other flatpanel monitors with an integrated card reader and we think the Asus PA279[plb_1588541_price], or the DELL U2413[plb_1565290_price] which also has a higher rating is also worth considering.

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Only HD HD Type

This LCD screen has a Full HD HD type, which is the most frequently found HD type on comparable spec PC screens that have been around for a similar time to it.

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Only One HDMI Port

The Asus PB298 is a one HDMI port flatpanel monitor. Most of the other PC monitors that have been on the market for more than two years have between one and three HDMI ports.

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Heavy

The weights of PC displays of a comparable type and age to the PB298 range from 3g to 39kg, and the average weight is 4.9kg. The Asus PB298 is one of the heavier medium monitors that have been around for a similar time to the PB298 (8.5 kilograms) amongst similar spec PC monitors of this age.

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Fairly High Power Consumption When Off

With a power consumption when off of 0.5 Watts, the Asus PB298 has one of the higher power consumptions when off amongst PC monitors of this age. The power consumptions when off of medium monitors that are a comparable age to the PB298 range from 0.005W to 21W, and the average power consumption when off is 0.48W.

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1 Other reason to consider the Asus PB298

Released Over Three Years Ago

This PC screen has been on the market for over three years.

Specification

Display

Screen Size

29"

Display Resolution

29"

Dynamic Contrast Ratio

80000000:1

Display Type

LED

Graphics Resolution

2560 x 1080

HD Type

Full HD, HD

Digital Vertical Frequency

24 - 76

Digital Horizontal Frequency

26 - 83

Aspect Ratio

21:9

Pixel Pitch

0.2628 x 0.2628

Display Colour Count

16.77M

Vertical Viewing Angle

178°

Horizontal Viewing Angle

178°

Display Diagonal

73.03cm

Display Technology

IPS

Display Brightness

300 cd/m²

Response Time

5ms

Native Aspect Ratio

21:9

Supported Number of Colours Display

16.78 million colours

Ports & Interfaces

Headphone Socket Size

16.78 million colours

Headphone Output

1

DisplayPort

1

HDMI Port

1

DVI-D Port

1

DVI Port

1

Multimedia

Built-In Camera

No

RMS Rated Audio Power

3W

Loudspeaker

2

Integrated TV Tuner

No

Design

Case Colour

Black

Ergonomics

Maximum Height Adjustment

150mm

Tilt Angle

20 - 5

Swivel Angle Range

60 - 60

VESA Mount Interface

60 - 60

Cable Lock Slot

No

Power

Power Consumption When in PowerSave Mode

0.5W

Power Consumption When Off

0.5W

Typical Power Consumption

31.7W

Input Frequency

50/60

Input Voltage

100 - 240, 24

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Weight & Dimensions

Package Weight

12.2kg

Packaging Height

437mm

Packaging Depth

253mm

Packaging Width

804mm

Weight With Stand

8.5kg

Height With Stand

376mm

Depth With Stand

218mm

Width With Stand

700mm

Weight

8.5kg

Height

376mm

Depth

218mm

Width

700mm

Packaging Content

Cable Included

DisplayPort, DVI, HDMI

7 Awards

Expert Reviews

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User Reviews

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Running costs for this PC monitor have been estimated based on other similar PC monitors. If you know how much electricity and water the Asus PB298uses then please let us know by entering those figures in the boxes above.

0.25T

Running this PC monitor over 5 years will generate 0.25 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2).

7

To offset that much CO2 you would need to plant 7 tree seedlings and grow them for 10 years.